I know this is out of order but before going to Lourdes we flew into Biarritz, France and spent two beautiful days there. Being in culinary exile here in Ireland (did we mention the food here was nothing to write home about? That's why we haven't written home about it.) France was a dream come true. The coffee, the croissant, the baguettes... , you get the point. The beaches in Biarritz are spectacular. Apparently it is a magnet for surfers. We thought since we had rented a car we would take a drive either to San Sebastien in Spain or through the Pyrenees. We enjoyed Biarritz so much we stayed there the whole time. Our hotel had a rooftop pool which was a bit too cold for us but which the kids were thrilled with.
We took the kids to two museums, one was definitely worth the trip the other not so much. The former was Le Musee de la Mer. It was a delightful aquarium with many fish. a seal tank and a shark tank. Lori did her best to take one of the seals home with her. Unfortunately we couldn't get him through customs! The latter was Planet Musee du Chocolat. Purporting to be a museum of chocolate making (what could be wrong with that?) it turned out to be the worlds most expensive "free" cup of hot chocolate on the way to a mediocre chocolate shop. Oh well, at least the hot chocolate was good.
On one of our several walks the kids decided to "put their feet in the ocean" not having their bathing suits with them. You can guess how that turned out. Let's just say its a long walk back to the hotel in wet pants. This is a place we are going to try and check out this summer when the weather is warmer and swimming in the ocean will be a more planned affair. Au Revoir!
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